Pocket construction for trousers



July 30, 1940- M. FALKOVITZ 2.209,718

POCKET CONSTRUCTION FOR TROUSERS Filed Feb. 7, 1936 Inventionflaming Patented July 30, 1940 POCKET CONSTRUCTION FQR, TnoU sE-nsf Morris Falkovitz, Philadelphia, r 'iii's'si nbiit'df The Nu Pocket Method 00., Philadelphia, Pa.

Application February 7, 1936, Serial No. 62,778

2 Claims.

*Anotherobject of the present invention is tobind the meeting edges of a pocket with tape and- -utilize' such tape as an element of the attaching means for connecting one part of the pocket to the side seam of trousers.

Another object of the invention is to attach the pocket material, the facing strip and the tape to the side seams of the trousers in a single operation.

Another object of the invention is to attach the pocket material and the tape to the side seam of the trousers in a single operation.'

A still further object of this invention is to provide a neat and sanitary pocket which may be made at a relatively small cost due to the possibility of increased production.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same I will describe its construction in detail referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is an inner face view of the portion of a garment having a pocket opening and illustrating the manner in which the pocket is secured in position about the edges of such opening.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the finished article with some of the parts illustrated in slightly exaggerated fashion.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of a modification.

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied reference will first be made to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, wherein l0 represents a pair of trousers composed of a series of interconnected sections, a number of which are indicated by the numerals I! and I2 having their meeting edges turned inwardly to form folds l3 and I4 and stitched together to produce a seam l5 and the usual pocket opening is provided by a break in the seam as is well understood in the garment trades.

A garment pocket N3 of usual or desirable shape is secured about the edges of said pocket opening, as pocket, being formed of a section of suitable pocket material folded upon itself with one of its edges, as I 1, being disposed in alignment with the pocket opening edge I 8 of the garment section II as well as the outer edge (ore-"247), v of a facingstrip l9 and said facingstrip and the pocket are secured to the garment by stitches 20. It will be understood that the contiguous edgesof all or any of said parts may be folded in and if desirable the folds of certain'of the parts may interengage with one another.

The other edge 2| of the pocket is arranged in alignment with' the f-olds- M of the'garment section I2 and is securedthereto by'a'folded strip of tape or binding 22 covering the edge of the fold I4 and the contiguous edge of the pocket, said strip of tape or binding being secured in position by stitches 23 which extend entirely through both walls or layers of the tape as well asthe fold l4 and the body of the material of the garment section [2 all of which is plainly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. While I have illustrated only one row of stitches 23 it will be apparent that parallel rows can be utilized.

As clearly in shown in Fig. 1, the tape 22 extends entirely along the edge of the pocket disposed adjacent the seam fold I4 and also entirely along the under side edge thereof, thereby serving to close the bottom edge of the pocket as well as the side of the same.

A finishing strip 24 is disposed on the inner face of that part of the pocket connected with the garment section I2 and may be secured along one edge to the garment material as is usual but by the same stitches 23 used for fixing the other parts in place, as shown in Fig. 3. The other edge of the finishing strip 24 is fastened in place by stitches 25. In lieu of the above, the finishing strip 24 may be secured to the inner face of the pocket adjacent the fold 14 by at least two rows of stitches 26.

After the pocket l6 has been: secured in position about the pocket opening in the manner indicated the upper edge of the material forming the pocket is secured by stitching 21 and by which the top of the pocket is attached to the trousers lining or other suitable part of the garment.

If the edge of the finishing strip 24 is to coincide with the fold l4 sothe coinciding edges of the fold and the finishing strip and the pocket may be disposed within the tape the fold I4 must be notched, as at I l or severed laterally at the bottom end of the pocket opening so the tape will not be interfered with.

It will be apparent that the pocket. is entirely closed except by way of the pocket opening formed in the side seam between the two coacting sections of the garment material.

As clearly shown in Fig. 1 it also will be apparent that the bottom and one side edge of the pocket is-closed by the tape and -by the same stitching which is used to attach the same to the pocket and at the same time the edge of the pocket is secured to the fold or folds of the side seam of the garment.

This manner of closing the bottom of the pocket and atthe same time securing one of its side edges to the garment eliminates the necessity of several separate sewing operations which are usually required in a pocket construction.

In addition there are no loose edges of pocket material within the pocket as generally found in present day tailor made pockets, and which is objectionable because of its tendency to unravel and collect loose dirt or foreign matter about the seam of the pocket.

Of course I do not Wish to be limited to the exact details of constructions herein shown and described as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is:

1. In a garment havinga pocket opening at the adjoining edges of a pair of sections of the garment material, said adjoining edges producing a seam having the usual folds, a pocket having its open side edges disposed at the respective sides of the pocket opening, a tape folded longitudinally and secured to one of the seam folds and the edge of one of the pocket layers in the region of the pocket opening and the edges of both layers of the pocket below the pocket opening for closing the joints between the several parts, and a finishing strip secured to the inner face of the pocket layer which is connected with the seam fold and having one of its side edges disposed within the tape.

2. In a garment having a pocket opening at the adjoining edges of a pair of sections of the garment material, said adjoining edges producing a seam having the usual folds, one of said folds being notched at the bottom of the pocket opening, a section of the garment material functioning as a finishing strip having an edge coinciding with the edge of the upper part of the notched fold, a pocket having its open side edges disposed at the respective sides of the pocket opening and having one edge coinciding with the coinciding edges of the finishing strip and notched seam fold, a tape embracing and secured to all of coinciding edges in the region of the pocket opening and to both edges of both layers of the pocket below the pocket opening for closing the joints between the several parts.

MORRIS FALKOVITZ. 

